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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?Dr.=20Sandy=20Bangura.?=" <emaildraw2@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: kelvin_don@live.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:44:54 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Good News, Contact Mr. Kelvin Don.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: emaildraw2@yahoo.in



- Hello My Good Friend, I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transfer through a forign partner. I want you to contact my account keeper by name Name: Kelvin Don, e-mail; (kelvin_don@live.com) Ask him to send to you the total sum of (£1,450,000.00GBP) which I kept for your compensation, and send him the below information to enable him deliver the fund to you. 1.YOUR FULL NAME:____________2.YOUR ADDRESS:_________3.TELEPHONE UMBER:___________4.OCCUPATION:____________5. SCANNED COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE/ INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT. Regards, Dr. Sandy Bangura

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